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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Cinnamon Twists

This recipe originally came from a small prairie town community cookbook...and was given to me by a friend thirty years ago. It's written on the original little recipe card and is usually at the front of my recipe file. It was always a family favorite to take by the bucket on picnics and camping trips. My brother in-law dubbed them pig tails long ago...a friend called them cinnamon schnetchi. Call them by any name...you can't eat only one!

12 comments:

Judy I am loving your pastry rolling board. Is it one of the plastic ones that rolls up? I use to have one that looks exactly like it that got lost in a move. How does that happen!? It had been a shower gift that I used all the time. I will be running out to get one soon. These lettle rolls look yummy. Kathy

judy this is one of our standbys for fasba..........i guess i don't need to post mine now...:)that contraption you rool your dough out on sure looks like it would be a good idea, your cresents are also so even....not mine, they are just willy nilly.

...this does look like something a 'beginner' or NOT SO proficient baker like me could easily master. Although I have to agree with Charlotte...mine will never look so uniform! But I am sure they will be tasty anyway.

Betty asked me what my Chem Sunday would hold in the way of baking this weekend. Sigh...too much to chose from. I may have to take a day off work, just to 'fit' it all in...or at least some of these wonderful recipes. You are all so talented. Hey...I am looking for some very specific recipes my mom used to make...Lovella? Shall I send you a list?

I saw this recipe a while ago and kept it. Today was the day! Making them was very easy (if you followed the recipe). As we all love anything with cinnamon, filling & rolling out these twists had plenty of cinnamon included. Oh boy, I just tasted one fresh from the oven! Light, flaky and oh so cinnamony!Thank you! Now I just have to wait for all my guests to give their verdict!

My Aunt used to make these every Christmas and since her passing, I've been hunting for a recipe that would match what I remember - this one is it! I've been making these for Christmas for the past few years but this year made "dairy free" as we have a visitor whose intolerant to dairy. I substituted coconut milk for the milk and they turned out exactly the same - Awesome! Thanks for this wonderful site ladies!! The Mennonite recipes have provided me countless hours of looking, reading, making, tasting & remembering my childhood. DH loves this site as well - not for the making but for the eating!